Although Mr. Liu said that it was because Goudan made the academy so famous and the academy gave him a reward.
But Zhou Aniu didn't think so. He felt that Lin Xuan took care of their family specially and sent money to their family in various ways.
"Do you think Mr. Liu will be seen when he comes?" Shen Yue'e said worriedly.
After all, Zhou Aniu had been a soldier. Although he was not very educated, he had seen the world. Hearing this, he said: "It's cold now and there aren't many people outside. Not many people will see Mr. Liu coming."
"There aren't many people, so there are still people who have seen it? What do you think we should do if someone targets our house?" Shen Yue'e said worriedly.
She is not afraid that people in Zhuangzi will know. After all, the rent in their Zhuangzi is not high, and by sending their children to college, they can reduce the rent a lot, making life easier.
She was worried that word would spread and attract the attention of other villagers.
Some of the surrounding villages are having a hard time.
"Don't worry, someone must know that Mr. Liu is here, but they probably don't know what Mr. Liu is here for, otherwise they will definitely follow him to watch the fun." Zhou Aniu said.
Shen Yue'e thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case, and then she felt relieved.
"I'll hide the money."
After Shen Yue'e carried the money into the room and hid it, she came out and sat by the fire, picked up the fabric and continued to sew clothes.
"You said that the Marquis asked Erya to study medicine, why hasn't he done anything for so long?" Shen Yue'e said.
Erya was also sewing clothes. Hearing this, the needle in his hand stopped and he almost pricked his hand.
"Mom, don't worry. The hospital has been built. It's just a few miles away from our home. Haven't you seen it?" Goudan said.
Shen Yue'e was stunned and said: "Are you saying that the newly built and very impressive house by the river not far away is the hospital that the Marquis mentioned?"
Goudan nodded and said: "Yes, that's it. It was just built not long ago. My sister should be able to study medicine next year."
"That's good. When Erya goes to study medicine, our family will only have to pay 10% of the rent next year." Shen Yue'e said with a smile.
Their family had to pay 40% before, but Lin Xuan waived 10% for the whole village, and 20% for helping grow potatoes and Goudan to study, so they only had to pay 10%.
I'm not sure if Lin Xuan will let them grow potatoes next year, but Erya can offset the 10% by studying medicine, which makes her very happy.
"The Marquis has been so kind to us. One of the children in our village can offset 10% of the rent if they go to school. Goudan, if you succeed in your studies in the future, you must repay the Marquis well." Zhou Aniu said.
"Dad, I know, we Murakami students in the academy all say so." Goudan nodded.
Although Lin Xuan stipulates that if he sends a child to study, he will receive a 10% discount, and no matter how many children he sends, he will only receive a 20% discount at most, but the people of Zhouzhuang are still grateful to him.
Although you still have to pay 10% of the rent, there is actually not much difference from not paying it at all.
Other landowners who gave their land to tenants to farm needed to charge 40% of the rent, and this 40% was calculated after paying the court tax.
Lin Xuan had previously given them a 10% rent reduction and stipulated that he would bear the tax.
Nowadays, because study is deducted, most families only need to pay 10% of the rent.
And this 10%, after excluding taxes, is not much left at all.
In this way, there is not much difference between the food they help the Lin family farm and the food they farm on their own.
The people of Zhouzhuang not only taught their children to repay Lin Xuan well in the future, many families even set up longevity tablets for Lin Xuan.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Lin Xuan in Zhouzhuang is the Buddha of thousands of families.
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"Master, suddenly many people are buying grain in large quantities. The price has been raised several times, but there are still people who keep buying it," Butler Cui said.
Cui Hao asked: "Tell me carefully."
As the person in charge of the Cui family in Chang'an, he also manages the Cui family's business in Chang'an.
Of course, many things are managed by dedicated people, and you will only come to him if you encounter something that cannot be solved.
"The number of people going to Cui's Grain Store to buy grain has obviously increased in the past few days. The grain sold every day is double the usual amount. The shopkeeper asked someone to find out, not only Cui's Grain Store, but all grain stores in Chang'an
It's all the same. Now it has risen to six cents a dou, and the number of people buying grain has not decreased, but has increased. The shopkeeper felt that something was abnormal, so he reported it." said the steward.
Cui Hao nodded and said, "It's indeed abnormal. Someone is obviously buying food in a big way."
"Then should we still sell it? If someone has evil intentions, it will be troublesome for the court to trace it," the steward said.
Although grain was not a specialty of the imperial court, there were certain restrictions on stores selling grain in order to worry about people hoarding grain to rebel.
Cui Hao sneered: "How could the imperial court investigate? The imperial court did this."
If someone really has evil intentions, they will only buy food slowly and secretly, so how can everyone know about the trouble.
"Do you want to sell it in limited quantities?" the steward asked.
Cui Hao pondered for a while and said: "Never mind it for now, continue to raise the price of food. I will send a message back to the family and let the family make a decision. If the family wants to continue selling, they will send people to transport the food."
The Cui family's base camp is not here. The Cui family doesn't have much land in Guanzhong, and naturally they don't have much food.
Usually it is shipped from Shandong, but now someone is buying it on a large scale. The remaining grain in Chang'an will not last long. Even if it is to be sold, it will have to be shipped from Shandong.
This scene also happened in several other places.
Several other companies unanimously made the same decision as Cui Hao. There was no way, they didn't have much food in Chang'an.
The Guanlong Group was different. They were located in Guanzhong and quickly made a decision to set aside some food necessary for the family and sell the excess.
It was more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and less than ten years after its complete unification. Nowadays, land annexation is not serious, and the aristocratic families of the Guanlong Group do not hold a lot of land.
Therefore, their food did not cause a big stir and was easily eaten by Li Shimin. After all, Li Shimin was not short of money now.
The Guanlong family naturally knew that the imperial court was collecting grain. Although they felt that the price of grain would rise, they did not dare to gamble.
After all, the world is peaceful now and there are no natural disasters. Who knows if Li Shimin will suddenly stop accepting it.
However, after they sold the grain, they found that the price of grain not only did not fall, but continued to rise. They were so angry that they almost vomited blood.
Seeing this situation, some aristocratic families from other places sent people back to their hometowns to transport grain to Chang'an for sale. Some grain merchants also used their own methods to mobilize grain to Chang'an, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
It takes a lot of time to transport grain from other places to Chang'an, so now Chang'an can't buy grain at all, which is causing panic.
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"Your Majesty, this situation must be stopped. Now a bucket of grain has increased to nearly ten cents. If it continues, there will be big trouble!" Wei Zheng said excitedly.
"Yes, many people in Chang'an City live by buying grain. If the price continues to rise like this, the people will simply not be able to afford it."
"Now it's not a question of whether we can afford it, but it's hard to buy food now."
As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, there was a chorus of agreement.
The strange thing is that a few people such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji did not tell the truth.
Li Shimin raised his hand to stop the noise in the hall and said, "Xuanling, what do you think we should do now?"